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Ichthyosaurus.-.Ichthyosaurus is a marine reptile which lived approximately 200 million to 190 million years ago during the Early Jurassic Period. It was first discovered during the early 19th century and was named by Henry De la Beche and William Conybeare in 1821. This animal was actually a marine reptile which was extremely well adapted to the ocean. It had a streamlined body, a small sail fin on its back and it had well designed flippers. This allowed it to really swim at high speeds through the water. Most likely, it was probably able to reach speeds of about 21 miles per hour which is about the speed of a modern dolphin today. One odd fact about Ichthyosaurus is that it possessed thick, massive ear bones, which likely conveyed subtle vibrations in the surrounding water to the inner ear of this reptile. This might have aided Ichthyosaurus in locating and eating fish, as well as avoiding encroaching predators. Another interesting fact about this marine reptile is that it gave birth to its young live instead of laying eggs like many fish do. Unfortunately, very few ichthyosaurs managed to survive past the end of the Jurassic period and the last known members of the breed seem to have disappeared about 95 million years ago, during the middle Cretaceous.